Rural Fire Assistance (RFA)
The summary for the Rural Fire Assistance (RFA) Federal Grant is detailed below.
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| Federal Grant Title: | RURAL FIRE ASSISTANCE (RFA) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Region 1 |
| Program Name: | Wildland Urban Interface Community and Rural Fire Assistance |
| Grant Categories: | Disaster Prevention and Relief Natural Resources |
| CFDA Number: | 15.228 |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DOI-GRANTS-011504-001 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2006 |
| Creation Date: | Mar 17, 2006 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 15, 2006 |
| Current Application Deadline: | Information not provided |
| Archive Date: | Information not provided |
| Total Program Funding: | Information not provided |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $20,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | Information not provided |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments County governments City or township governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The RFA program provides funds for RFDs that: .Protect rural, wildland-urban interface communities; .Play a substantial cooperative role in the protection of federal lands; .Are cooperators with the Department of the Interior (DOI) managed lands through cooperative agreements with the DOI, or their respective state, tribe, or equivalent; .Are less than 10,000 in population. Additional eligibility can be found at: http://www.nifc.gov/rfa.
- Grant Description
- The RFA program provides funds for RFDs that: .Protect rural, wildland-urban interface communities; .Play a substantial cooperative role in the protection of federal lands; .Are cooperators with the Department of the Interior (DOI) managed lands through cooperative agreements with the DOI, or their respective state, tribe, or equivalent; .Are less than 10,000 in population. .The required cost share amount for the recipient RFD will not exceed 10 percent of the amount awarded. The RFD must demonstrate the capability to meet cost share requirements Cooperator contribution may be contributed as in-kind services. Cooperator contribution may exceed, but not amount to less than 10 percent. Examples of in-kind services may include but are not limited to: facility use incurred by an RFD for hosting training courses, travel and per diem costs incurred by an RFD when personnel attend training courses, and administration costs related to purchasing RFA equipment and supplies. Funding or in-kind resources may not be derived from other federal funding programs. Additional information can be found at: http://www.nifc.gov/rfa.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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Department of Interior's Rural Fire Assistance Program
http://www.nifc.gov/rfa - Grant Announcement Contact
- National Interagency Fire Center
Rural Fire Assistance Coordinator
Phone (208) 387-5512 Rural_Fire_Assistance@nifc.blm.gov Rural Fire Assistance e-box - Similar Government Grants
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- • Wetmore Emergency Stabilization Plan, in Wetmore, Colorado.
- • Wildfire Community Assistance in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota
- • BLM OR WA Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Preparedness
- • Communties at Risk Program
- • Communities at Risk Program
- • Reduce the Impact of Wildfire on Idaho Communities
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